
Once....!
August 05, 2009
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Sommelier Series Napa
Valley
2007 "The Table" Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
Valley
America's
finest sommeliers participated in a friendly contest to blend
their version of a perfect wine to serve with food. Judged by
a panel composed of one Master Sommelier and two of France's
preeminent wine makers, this was the winning blend. - Sourced
from four of Napa Valley's finest vineyards. Just
450 cases were produced of this stunningly delicious wine that
should have a place on your table!
78%
Cabernet Sauvignon
18%
Cabernet Franc
4% Petit
Verdot
$29.95 a
bottle, or order six bottles for a 10% DISCOUNT to
$26.96!
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Dear
Wine Friend,
Everybody
is getting into the winemaking act! Now
sommeliers are not content to stay
in the dining room. ONCE a year, Once Wines pow wows with some of
the nation's best sommeliers to discuss, sample and
blend their version of a perfect wine for their
restaurant's specific cuisine. Once Wines is the brand for
a series of specific sommelier-restaurant selected,
upscale blends of "house labels" being
produced by a new "hybrid" facilitator
called Evening Lands Vineyards. With the
support and help of legendary sommeliers Larry Stone
(formerly of Rubicon in San Francisco), and
Daniel Johnnes (Daniel
Boulud's Dinex Group), Once Wines is collaborating
with Evening Lands Vineyards' network
of "inside" connections to find high
quality juice from some of the best
vineyard sites in Oregon and California. The
results are outstanding wine values blended
exclusively for the French Laundry, Per Se,
Michael Mina, Jean-Georges, Union Square Cafe, and even
Willi's Wine Bar in
Paris.
Daniel
Johnnes
is not only one of
the very finest sommeliers in our country, but
the world. To recognize Johnnes
as just a sommelier is an understatement of
huge proportion; like calling Tiger Woods a
golfer! He is also an importer, author, and
organizer of the Burgundian celebration,La
Paulée in
the United States. Since 2000, this
annual bacchanalian event has rotated between New
York and San Francisco. The 2010 event is
scheduled in San Francisco March
12-13th. Honestly, if you think you are into food
and wine appreciation, then this is the best of the
BEST! Please click on the blue underlined links above
for more information.
At
last year's La Paulée festivities, one of the event
sponsors, coincidentally Evening Lands
Vineyards, conducted a friendly competition
pitting teams of America's finest sommeliers against one
another to blend their versions of a perfect wine
to serve with food. Judged by a panel composed of
one Master Sommelier and two of France's preeminent wine
makers, the winning blend was the 2007 Once Wines "The Table" Cabernet
Sauvignon from four of Napa Valley's
most esteemed vineyards.
I
had the opportunity to sample "La
Table" last week, and the wine is a SLAM DUNK! This
Cabernet Sauvignon over delivers in every way! I
ordered immediately! AND you'd better too!
Only 450 cases were produced, and it is being offered to
only a handfull of specifically selected restaurants and
fine wine stores around the country.
Yes, the 07 vintage in Napa
Valley is going to be a head turner! Racy and bright, spicy berry
aromas! Fruit forward, high toned
red currants, raspberrry and black cassis
fruits dance across the palate. Full bodied, but
stylish, and well balanced without unnecessary
ripeness or extraction. Just a tinge of oak is
left to the imagination. A vibrant
and lingering finish assures food
friendliness, but also encourages evolution. - my
notes
Makes me wonder if the La
Paulée sommelier blending contest will be an annual
part of the festivities? This winning blend
is a simply delicious, value conscious, cutting
edge wine. With links to America's top
restaurants, the 07 Once "The
Table" should be a coveted choice
for what's on your table, and a good "share
and tell" conversation piece to boot! And for you
foodies, it might be a fun collectible for just the
label alone!
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$29.95
a bottle, or order six bottles for a 10% DISCOUNT to
$26.96!
Simply reply directly to the
email!
Or drop by the store, as this wine has just
arrived!
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If you missed out on the 05 Silver Oak
Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
"pre-sale" don't despair! ORDER
NOW! There is still limited availability at
our low pricing!
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| The
Wine Consultant - Est. 1990
Eric Stumpf
Renee Kroeger
8039 Greenback Lane
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
(916) 721-WINE (9463)
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